Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 186

The Exposition of the Krishna Mantra (Kṛṣṇa-mantra-prakāśa): Nyāsa, Dhyāna, Worship, Yantra, and Prayoga

Devanagari script

तद्बहिर्वृष्णयः सर्वे पुरोवच्च स्वरादयः । एवं ध्यात्वा जपेल्लक्षपंचकं तद्दशांशतः ॥ १८६ ॥

Transliteration

tadbahirvṛṣṇayaḥ sarve purovacca svarādayaḥ | evaṃ dhyātvā japellakṣapaṃcakaṃ taddaśāṃśataḥ || 186 ||

Translation

Bên ngoài (cách sắp đặt nội tại) ấy, hãy an trí toàn thể các Vṛṣṇi như trước; cũng vậy đối với các nguyên âm và các âm còn lại. Quán tưởng như thế rồi, hành giả nên trì tụng thần chú năm trăm nghìn lần, và sau đó thực hành phần một phần mười như nghi thức kết thúc.

Word by Word

• tat: that
• tat: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; demonstrative pronoun used adjectivally

• bahiḥ: outside
• bahiḥ: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bahiḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)

• vṛṣṇayaḥ: the Vṛṣṇis
• vṛṣṇayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vṛṣṇi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन

• sarve: all
• sarve: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; agrees with vṛṣṇayaḥ

• purovat: as before
• purovat: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: purovat (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; adverb ‘as before/like earlier’

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; conjunction (समुच्चय)

• svara-ādayaḥ: the vowels and the rest
• svara-ādayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svara (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; ‘svara etc.’ (ādi-śabda)

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; manner adverb

• dhyātvā: having meditated
• dhyātvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dhyai (ध्यै धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), ‘having meditated’

• japet: should recite
• japet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jap (जप् धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; parasmaipada

• lakṣa-paṃcakam: five lakhs (of repetitions)
• lakṣa-paṃcakam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lakṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + paṃcaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; ‘a set of five lakhs’

• tat: of that
• tat: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; genitive ‘of that’

• daśāṃśataḥ: as a tenth part
• daśāṃśataḥ: Pramāṇa (प्रमाण/परिमाण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: daśāṃśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb) ‘by/at the tenth part’

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a Vedanga/ritual-technical context, traditionally within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue framework)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: bhakti

Characters & Entities

• Vṛṣṇis

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

It links correct inner visualization (dhyāna/nyāsa-like placement) with disciplined mantra repetition, emphasizing that spiritual efficacy comes from both contemplative arrangement and sustained japa completed by a proper concluding tenth-part observance (daśāṃśa).

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

Bhakti here is expressed as attentive worship: the devotee meditatively arranges the divine retinue and sacred sounds, then offers steady mantra-japa as a devotional act, culminating in a prescribed completion rite that seals the practice with reverence and order.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Śikṣā (Vedic phonetics) is implied through “svara-ādayaḥ” (vowels and other sounds), showing the ritual importance of correct sound/letter ordering and disciplined japa counts (lakṣa-japa with daśāṃśa completion).